“School tech has expanded rapidly, fueled partly by the Covid-19 pandemic. Federal aid during the pandemic let districts buy laptops and tablets, and a multibilliondollar ed-tech industry promised to transform teaching and help students recover lost ground.
Proponents said it can elevate instruction, narrow the digital divide, help pupils with language barriers and other needs—while often supplementing, not replacing, core curriculum. Educators have mixed views. In a recent EdWeek Research Center survey, more than half said the tech had a positive impact on engagement, yet a majority also said it negatively affected students’ well-being.
Segundo a empresa de software educacional Lightspeed Systems, alunos do primeiro ao décimo segundo ano passaram, em média, 52 minutos por dia letivo utilizando dispositivos fornecidos pela escola. Esse número representa uma queda, que a empresa atribui às medidas adotadas por algumas escolas para limitar o uso de tecnologia.
Middle-schoolers spent about 70 minutes daily on screens in school during the past school year, more than elementary- and high-schoolers.”
